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Indeed. >"Gerrymandering," the practice of drawing legislative district boundaries so as to maximize partisan advantage, is far from new. Elbridge Gerry, the M
by GeekyBear 7y ago
Indeed.
>"Gerrymandering," the practice of drawing legislative district boundaries so as to maximize partisan advantage, is far from new. Elbridge Gerry, the Massachusetts governor whose name literally became synonymous with the practice, worked his magic to create a salamander-shaped district over two hundred years ago.
https://origins.osu.edu/article/re-mapping-american-politics-redistricting-revolution-fifty-years-later https://origins.osu.edu/article/re-mapping-american-politics...